Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:
The Wunderkind of the Free Culture Movement
Friday, January 15, 2016
A new book traces the life and death of Aaron Swartz alongside the history of copyright in America.
Terms of Engagement
Friday, January 15, 2016
A Mexican journalist reacts to Sean Penn's interview with El Chapo; Bob checks back in with the Pentagon; and the history of copyright, from its dramatic birth to its uncertain future.
Brooke on the Longform Podcast
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Max Linsky, co-host of the Longform Podcast, interviews Brooke about why she's a "tough" editor, how she resists boredom, and her unconventional introduction to journalism.
Why the CDC Can't Research Gun Violence
Friday, January 08, 2016
A nearly twenty-year-old ban effectively prevents the CDC from researching gun violence, even though the Congressman who sponsored it, Jay Dickey, has called it a mistake.
Stopping Gun Violence Without New Laws
Friday, January 08, 2016
Mass shootings have catalyzed the conversation about gun reform, but inner-city violence has been left out of the discussion. A California pastor is trying to change that.
Does It Matter What You Think About Gun Policy?
Friday, January 08, 2016
A recent, thorough study found no correlation between public opinion and what policies get enacted in the U.S. So what does that mean for popular gun safety proposals?
Margaret Atwood Writes for the Future
Friday, January 01, 2016
Novelist Margaret Atwood recently handed in a new manuscript, Scribbler Moon, to the Future Library -- which means we'll have to wait until 2114 to read it.
The Solar Flare Scenario
Friday, January 01, 2016
Could a solar flare cause a digital meltdown? Brooke speaks with Lucianne Walkowicz, astronomer at Chicago's Adler Planetarium, about the sun's power to affect our electrical grid.
The Storage Potential of DNA
Friday, January 01, 2016
Paper burns. Bits rot. CDs decay. But DNA can last tens of thousands of years. That's why researchers in England have developed a way to code digital data into the code of life.
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Health News Edition
Friday, December 25, 2015
A bogus study about chocolate and weight loss fooled several news outlets. Here, we present a thorough debunking of health news misreporting.
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Celebrity Expert Edition
Friday, December 25, 2015
Toxins, gluten, fad diets, cleanses...and how to separate fact from fiction.
On Political Correctness
Friday, December 18, 2015
GOP candidates squared off against the real enemy during Tuesday's foreign policy-themed debate: political correctness.
"Landmark" or "Fraud"?
Friday, December 18, 2015
The Paris climate change deal has been called both “landmark” and “a fraud". We search for clarity amid all the conflicting commentary.
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Election Polls Edition
Friday, December 18, 2015
How can you tell important polling headlines from bad ones? Our partnership with FiveThirtyEight continues with this look at how to interpret polling data as the primaries get closer.
So You've Got a Demagogue
Friday, December 11, 2015
Donald Trump may be breaking the current political mold, but history has always anticipated characters like him. Here's what we can learn from the rise and fall of demagogues past.
A Taxonomy of Political Lies
Friday, December 04, 2015
Kicking off our deep dive into deception with a taxonomy of the political lie.
When Polls Obscure The Truth
Friday, December 04, 2015
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight explains why Donald Trump's position in the polls isn't everything he makes it out to be, and how polls can also obscure the truth.
The Mechanism of Blind Belief
Friday, December 04, 2015
Why people believe what they want to believe, despite the facts.
Elitist Traitors vs Fascist Morons
Friday, December 04, 2015
For many on the Left, Trump's popularity merely confirms their assumptions about those other people in America. And this may be the most dangerous lie of all.
On San Bernardino
Thursday, December 03, 2015
In the wake of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, a look at the ban on CDC research into gun violence and how the families of victims manage the media.
